Improvement in curry-combs



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W. E. LAWRENGE & G. E. L. HOL

Gurry-Comb.

No. 202,837. Patented April 23, 1878.

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WILLIAM E. LAWRENCE AND CHARLES E. L. HOLMES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

'IIMPROVEMENT IN CURRY-COMBS.

SpecificatiOn forming part of Letters Patent, No. 202,837, dated April 23, 1878; application filed April 10, 1878.

To all whom it mm! concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E. LAW- RENCE and GHARLEs E. L. HoLMEs. both of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented Improvements in Gurry-Gombs, of which the following;` is the speoification:

Our invention is a curry-comb provided with a mane-comb, Which is oonstructed and adapted to the ourry-comb, as fully described hereinafter, so that it may be detached and replaced, or used in different positions, a special feature cousisting i the application of a mane-comb to a currycomb having a grasp over the back, and iuthe peculiar constructicn of the latter.

In the drawing Which forms part of this specfication, Figure 1 is a plan view of a conb with our improvements, and Fig. 2 an end view.

The body A of the ourrycomb may be constructed in any suitable manner, and may be provided with the usual side handle B, and With an elevated bar or frame, O, above the back, for the support of the hand.

Heretofore eombs having' such a support at the back have not been provided with maneconbs, owing to the fact that they would interfere with the proper grasp over the back of the comb. We Overcome this difficulty by oonnecting., tle mane-comb I detachably to the curry-comb, so that it may be applied in any suitable position, and removed When not required.

Various modes of connection may be employed-for instance, the manecomb may have a tongue, x, (dotted lines, Fg. 1,) for looking it to the curry-comb; but We prefer to construct the latter with soekets y, to receive tangs a extending from the mane-comb, and these sockets may extend completely thrugh projections or knoekers of the ourry-comb, so that the mane-eomb may be applied either above or below the curry-comb, as shown in, Fig. 2. When the mane-comb is below it will not interfere with the proper grasp over the back of the comb.

In order to facilitate the construction of the comb, we employ metallic brackets or knockerpieces J, each of which has a projection, b, constituting a knocker, a socket for the tang of the mane-comb, and a hollow projeetion, c, for the passage of the rod constituting, part of the handle over the back, and in sone instances, although it is not essential, the rod may cross the conb, connecting both brackets, as shown in the drawig.

The brackets may be riveted to the front eomb-bar or to the frame, and may be further Secured by extending the wires e through the same and riveting' them at w. I

It Will be apparent that tlis mode of conneeting the wires (1 to brackets riveted to the frame may be employed in various Styles of conbs.

1. A cur-y-comb provided with a detachable nane-conb, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the curry-comb, a grasp or support for the hand at the back, and a mane-conb, as desvribed.

3. A curry-comb having a grasp or support for the hand at the back, and provided With attachments for connectimg` the nane-comb below the teeth, substantially as specilied.

4. The combination of the conb and conneoting brackets J, adaptcd to support the mane-comb, and recessed to receive the wires forming the back frame, as set forth.

5. The combination, with the comb. of brackets J, Secured thereto and connected to the wires d, as specified.

6. The brackets Secured by riveting at w to the ends of the rods extending to the handle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NVM. E. LAWRENCE. O. E. L. HOLMES.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. FOSTER, FRED BENJAMIN. 

